Stove



W. E. PETERS.

STOVE.

1,357,1 2, Patented Oct. 26,1920.

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WILLIAM E. PETERS, OF BROWNFIELD, TEXAS.

STOVE.

T0 aZZ whomz't may concern:

33s it known that 1, WILLIAM E. Pn'rnns, a citizen of the United States, residing at llrownfield, in the county of Terry and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Stoves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to novel means for supplying liquid fuel to stoves and other burners and for igniting the fuel from a distant point.

The principal object of the invention is to locate the fuel supply at a distance from the stove and to provide electric means for igniting the fuel at the burner, said means being actuated from a distance.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cabinet for containing the oil supply and the electric means.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the I combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, andin which:

Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the invention in use.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Tn these views 1 indicates a stove which may be any of the well known oil burning types. 2 is the burner of the stove, which may also be of any of the well known types. 3 indicates the cabinet, which is divided into an upper and lower chamber by the horizontal. partition 4. The upper chamber receives the oil tank 5 which rests on the supporting blocks 6. This tank is provided with a filling opening 7 and with an outlet spout 8. This outlet is controlled by the valve 9 which is operated by the crank 10 located outside of the cabinet and connected with the valve by the rod 11. The cabinet is provided with suitable doors for permitting the entrance of the tank. In the lower chamber is located a small tank 12, which has its upper end adjacent the partition, and said partition is provided with an opening 13 through which the oil flowing from the spout 8 will enter the small tank. A pipe 14 has one end connected with the bottom Specification of Letters Patent. Patented gfi 26, 1. 320, Application filed February '7, 1919. Serial No. 275,607.

of the tank 12 and its other end extending through the cabinet. A small pipe or hollow wire 15 has one end suitably connected with the outer end of the pipe 14 and its other end connected with the burner 2 so as to supply oil to said burner. Suitable means may be provided for indicating the level of oil in the tank 12.

The electrical means are also located in the lower chamber and such means consist of the batteries 16, the coil box 17 and the switch 18. The switch consists of a hinged arm 19, suitably connected with one of the posts of the battery and adapted to be forced over into engagement with a contact 20, con-' nected with one of the terminals of the coil box by the link 21, which has one end connected with the arm and its other end connected with a spring 22. This spring I normally holds the arm in inoperative position so that the primary circuit is closed. The other terminal of the battery is connected with the coil box as usual. When the primary circuit is completed a secondary circuit passes from the coil box through the connection 23 to the terminal 24 carried by the insulator 25 on the stove. The terminal. 24 is spaced from the burner so that a spark gap is formed and the circuit is completed through the pipes 15 and 14 and tank 12 backed to the coil box by way of the connection 26 which connects the tank with said coil box.

I provide means for operating the switch 18 from a distant point and such means can sists of a cable 27, having one end connected with the end of the link 21 and passing over suitable supporting means 28 to the desired point, adjacent the bed, for instance, where it is desired to actuate the device. It will thus be seen that when the cable is pulled link 21 will be moved against the action of the spring 22 to close the switch. Thus a spark will be produced at the spark gap to ignite the fuel at the burner and thus start the stove in operation. As soon as the fuel is ignited the cable isreleased and the circuit broken.

I may control the flow of fuel to the burner by this cable by placing a valve 30 in the pipe 14 and connect the valve rod 31 to the cable by an extension 32. Thus when the cable is operated to actuate the switch the oil will be turned on and I may provide a suitable form of latch to hold the valve in open position after the cable is released.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is: v

A device of the class described comprising a stove having a fuel burner therein, means tor forming a spark plug at the burner, a cabinet, a large oil tank therein, a small tank in said cabinet, manually operated means for feeding the oil from the large tank to the small tank, a pipe-line for leading the oil from the small tank to the stove burner, a valve in said pipeline, electrical means for forming a spark at the spark gap,

such means including a battery, a coil and a switch located in the cabinet, spring means for closing the switch and opening the valve.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WM. E. PETERS. 

